Rolls-Royce | Advance and Ultrafan CTi fan blade flies for the first time

The Rolls-Royce composite carbon/titanium (CTi) fan blade for the Advance and UltraFan engine designs has taken to the skies for the first time, marking another milestone for the programme.

A set of the CTi fan blades successfully completed a first flight incorporated into a Trent 1000 donor engine, on a Rolls-Royce 747 flying test bed at Tucson, Arizona, USA.

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